over my head

Thursday, November 04, 2004

hello.. im back from beijing and i missed everyone! It was a very interesting trip. Sorry for not able to post but i will post al my trips on beijing now!!! Hope you all will get the feeling and excitements i used to have!

but before that, i want to tell you all some backgrounds of it before you are shocked about al these.

warnings!
1) cars honking here n there
2) cars going crazy driving at every directions
3) smoking anywhere even in air contditioned place
4) toilets having no doors or short door where if you are too tall your head can pop out too ( even for girls *grin* )
5) foods singaporeans not used to
6) people pushing everywhere ( no offence to china people )
7) alot thief ( no offence too )
8) people begging you for money on road and follow you everywhere
9) people selling you things on road and persuading you non stop. ( never buy from them )
10) Last but not least, VERY FREEZING OUTSIDE

im going to start my story. but i want to make it clear that i might forget most of the things by now..

4 nov.

We reached the airport at about 10 plus. I just watched singapore idol. and i want to say this... i love sylvester! grin.. anyway. when we reached there, we talked for awhile and prepared everything before we check in. i had a last look at singapore. well, not really LAST.

At about 12am, we board the airline. I sat beside my brother. It was actually not so happy for me cause i reall wonder whats it going to be like at bejing. Hey! but look at me now. i really miss the times so much as we were having alot fun!!! Inside the aeroplane, i hear songs. i remember hearing usher burn briitney spears everytime westlife queen of my heart.. and many more. surprise to hear all these. Soon, there was food. i did not eat at all.. The food was undescirble awful. the porridge was so bland! euuk! Then, i slept. At about 4 somthing, i woke up. I was still putting the headphone on meaning i listen the songs till i fall asleep. Until about 6 plus, the plane is beginging to land. i saw some sunrise outside and managed to caught a far view of beijing. The city was like cluster of stars. There was so many houses, unlike singapore which all are high rise building.. Mmm! i'm ready for this journey! and oh ya! its already 5th nov!

5th nov.
When the plan landed, we were in the beijing airport. It was not so cool yet actually as there are heater in the airport. i thought its not going to be SO freezing but i was wrong. We queue up veri long for us to check our passport. Well. i think singapore service must be hundred times better. hEe.. soon we were out of the crowd. We went to collect our luggage and found that we were late and only our luggage are left there. We quickly grab our windbreaker to wear. Oh ya.. i must introdce first. there are fourteen of us , our family together. four is my family.. four my cousin's four my aunty one my cousin's grand ma and one my aunty. did i miss out anyone?

We went to find our tour guide and other 4 of our tour member. well.. we made freind quite fast and my cousins n brother and i found that the other tour member kid looks like the xi ling men "xiaohulu". he really resemble him. At first, i did not find anything special abut my tour guide. but i was wrong until wen the whole journey ended.

When we went out of the airport, we were shocked of the freezing whether outside. Then we wore gloves. My cousin, joan and i exchange one gloves each. ya. We walked out of airoport to board our bus. Inside airport not so cold but outside.. was so cold! different from singapore.. inside airport cold outside hot! Well we keep blowing smoke out from out mouth. It was very fun though! haha. we blow and blow but was shivering. I wonder how to live on the following days.

When we reached the bus... ahh... da bus was so warmth. The tour guide began to iintroduce to us alot things. her name was xiaoyun.. cute name right? Then she told us about beijing and talked non stop. First day we were starngeres. When we reached to eat our breakfast, we put on out windbreaked and went out the bus.. coldness touch me again as i shiver. Then ran in the food place. warmthness embrace me again. Then me joan ah ball and my bro go take food. it was like a bufet. Actually we were so embarasesd as we stand on the other side to take food while the others take from the opsite and queue up but i think they know we are from other country so just smile at us.

After eating, we proceed to tian tan. A place where emperor used to go. Actually i haven many things to say, but i forgot all.. so i will just say some. One things whcih i remember vividly is that there were some childeren urining on the grass there. They were so cute.. Think bout 4yrs old? their face was red.. haha. Then my uncles take photo of them. My cousins and brother and i.. well i will just say the four of us walked and was singing song. There were many people dancing early in the morning..

After that, we proceed to the tian an men square. i used to see all these things in tv and i am seeing it live! the four of us feels that it was so boring to hear all these hhistory.. We were talking and not listening to xiaoyun. Then we kept finding the sun.. Now we know how important the sun is. We keep walking wif the sun facing us to kept us warmth. Then we walked in the tian an men. Then joan my brother and i drank orange juice which we steal from the aeroplane. grinz. Then we walked further and further in to the forbidden city.. sOunds familiar? yeah. Thats where the emperor used to stay last time. And if u watched huanzhu gege you will know all these place.

Then as xiaoyun talked about all these historys, more and more starngers follow us.They wanted to hear too. Joan and me saw many signs written in chinese and found them funny! We walked and walked non stop. Woah! just one single place of beijing and our legs going to break. How big it is! Then we wanted to give up but we are in the middle. How to get to the bus? whats worse is the whether. So cold. i use my scarf to wrap up my face and keep rubbing my hand inside the gglove. looking at ourself we laughed, we looked so bouncy with so many clothes wear. Then me n joan take photos of ourselves.

FInally we reached the end. Thanks god!!! ahh. we sat inside the wamrth bus and took off out windbreaked before we get a cold as its warm inside the bus and if we wear too much we will sweat and when we get out its so cold and we will caught a cold. Then i sat wif joan and looked at the outside views. so nice. We went to eat lunch.. guess what. after walking so much, its only 2 plus! and we are so tired already!!

After lunch, we went back our hotel. For first few days i slept with my mother and aunty. Joan and me wanetd to slept together but its difficult to arrange everything again.. We have a bath and felt so refreshing. Then its already very late.. No. should i say its not late but the sky already turns black. Only 6 and its total darkness. i was wondering at that time if singapore is still so bright and sunny at 6. We ate the empeorr dish. Now i know how torturing it is for the emperor. You get what i mean?

After dinner we went to watched some show about people doing acrobatic and doing danger stuns.. My dad bought popcorns for us and we ate it. We were so early andd we have nothing to do.. Soon everyone fall asleep. only me and joan talking. Its look so cute to see the whole row of us sleeping. yeah we occupied WHOLe row.. laguh out loud. Then soon it started. I remember one part when there is a young cute litle boy. haha. he know shaolin martial. He's so cute and small!! We were all shocked by their performing.

Soon we were out of the theatre and cars were honkind and people were pushing! i scare i will lost. if i am lost im gonna be dead. beijing is so big! Soon everyone reach the bus all yawning and tired. We went back hotel and slept so early!

End of day 1....

posted @ 10:12 PM
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